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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet HIV. 2021 Dec 9;9(1):e42–e53. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(21)00274-5

Table 2:

Median percentage incarcerated and coverage of OAT and ART (community and prison) for each intervention scenario with corresponding mean total and incremental costs, life years gained (LYG), and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per life year gained over 20 years from 2020-2040. All costs and LYG are discounted 3% annually.

Intervention coverage and %
incarcerated in 2040
Comparisons compared to BASELINE Comparisons compared to PREVIOUS
SCENARIO
Scenario %
Incarcerated
Coverage
ART***
Coverage
OAT***
Total Costs
(Euros)
Total Life
Years
Incremental
Costs (Euro)
Life Years
Gained
ICER
(Cost per LYG)
Incremental
Costs (Euro)
Life Years
Gained
ICER (Cost
per LYG)
Belarus
Baseline SQ 34.6% 39.6% 0.4% 2,534,578,868 1,905,493 0 0
S1: Decriminalisation 27.3% 43.7% 0.6% 2,103,723,830 1,906,415 −430,855,039 923 Cost saving −430,855,039 923 Cost saving
S2: PH approach 25.5% 83.8% 41.2% 2,345,128,162 2,005,618 −189,450,706 100,126 Cost saving 241,404,332 99,203 2,433
S3: Full scale-up 25.5% 83.8% 41.2% 2,345,128,162 2,005,618 −189,450,706 100,126 Cost saving 0 0 N/A
Kazakhstan
Baseline SQ 30.0% 21.2% 0.2% 4,128,681,587 3,736,146 0 0 0 0
S1: Decriminalisation 22.8% 25.3% 0.2% 3,355,446,703 3,737,840 −773,234,884 1,694 Cost saving −773,234,884 1,694 Cost saving
S2: PH approach 21.8% 86.5% 41.8% 3,691,945,813 3,884,610 −436,735,773 148,464 Cost saving 336,499,111 146,769 2,293**
S3: Full scale-up 21.8% 86.5% 41.8% 3,691,945,813 3,884,610 −436,735,773 148,464 Cost saving 0 0 N/A
Kyrgyzstan
Baseline SQ 16.5% 44.0% 6.8% 197,853,088 794,721 0 0 0 0
S1: Decriminalisation 12.3% 46.6% 6.3% 159,842,974 795,466 −38,010,115 745 Cost saving −38,010,115 745 Cost saving
S2: PH approach 11.7% 88.0% 29.7% 185,326,522 812,488 −12,526,567 17,768 Cost saving 25,483,548 17,023 1,497*
S3: Full scale-up 11.5% 90.0% 41.1% 198,376,963 818,332 523,875 23,611 22** 13,050,442 5,844 2,233*
St. Petersburg
Baseline SQ 16.1% 35.1% 0 1,638,734,392 1,592,757 0 0 0 0
S1: Decriminalisation 8.5% 40.0% 0 1,211,257,416 1,594,060 −427,476,976 1,303 Cost saving −427,476,976 1,303 Cost saving
S2: PH approach 8.2% 79.7% 39.5% 1,596,859,627 1,691,858 −41,874,765 99,101 Cost saving 385,602,211 97,798 3,943 **
S3: Full scale-up 8.2% 79.8% 40.3% 1,600,037,977 1,692,821 −38,696,415 100,064 Cost saving 3,178,351 963 3,300 **
*

and ** signifies the intervention is cost effective compared to the threshold of three and one times per capita GDP for each country (see Table 1), respectively.

***

ART coverage increases greater than 81% due to the benefits of OAT on ART recruitment and retention. Coverage of OAT increases above 40% due to dynamic effects in the model over time.